Kevin Young (hurdler)
Kevin C. Young (born September 16, 1966) is a former American athlete. He was the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In the final of this event he set a world record and Olympic record of 46.78 seconds, the first time 47 seconds was broken, and a world record that stood for nearly 29 years until it was broken by Karsten Warholm on July 1, 2021.
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| Born | September 16, 1966 Watts, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | UCLA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Monica Track Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He became the 400 m hurdles world champion the following year, winning at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics with a time of 47.18 seconds. He had an unusual hurdling technique of switching between 12 and 13 strides between the hurdles, departing from the 13-stride technique popularized by Edwin Moses.
Young's performances declined after 1993. He was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2006.